Managing IBM software licensing and renewals is complex, time-consuming, and unpredictable. FNTS Software Service Advantage provides a fully managed approach to help you reduce costs, improve compliance, and simplify your entire IBM software estate.
FNTS Software Service Advantage is a fully managed service designed to simplify IBM software licensing, renewal management, and lifecycle optimization. Rather than managing contracts, entitlements, and infrastructure separately, FNTS brings everything together into one streamlined solution.
As an IBM Platinum Partner, FNTS helps organizations reduce software costs, improve compliance, and align IBM software strategy with long-term business goals across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Core Capabilities:
Transparent Annual Pricing: One predictable cost for licensing, support, and infrastructure.
20–30% Renewal Savings: Avoid inflationary costs while optimizing entitlements.
Flexible Deployment Models: Support for x86, IBM Power Systems, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
Audit & Compliance Resilience: Proactive entitlement tracking and license accuracy.
ELA Negotiation & Alternatives: Expert guidance to improve contract terms and flexibility.
Service Details
Business Benefits
Lower operational costs with optimized renewals
Improve budget predictability and eliminate surprises
Reduce audit risk with proactive entitlement controls
Free IT teams from complex license administration
Future-proof IBM investments with modernization support
Use Cases / Triggers
Rising IBM software renewal costs
Limited internal bandwidth for license management
Need to migrate x86 or Power workloads to hybrid or multi-cloud
